"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology."

"One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle."

"We are a way for the cosmos to contemplate itself."

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."

"It is sometimes said that science is the enemy of religion. This is a common misconception. Science and religion are not enemies; they are simply different ways of looking at the world."